Yarran Dheran

#423 among destinations in Australia

Park, Relax in park, Nature and wildlife

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Yarran Dheran is an important riparian bushland park, located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne in Mitcham on the border of Donvale, on the banks of the Mullum Mullum Creek. The park comprises 7.2 hectares and hosts a mix of remnant and regenerative bushland, and many native species of wildlife, particularly birds, of which there are over 85 species living in the park. The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail runs through the park and there are many small unsealed bush tracks through the native bushland. There is a visitors centre near the middle of the park, toilets and many mown grassed areas for picnics and seating. ()

Elevation: 390 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°48'27"S, 145°12'18"E

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Yarran Dheran – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stockland The Pines, Eastland Shopping Centre, EastLink Trail, Wobbies World.

3.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stockland The Pines, Melbourne
95 min walk • Nestled in the leafy suburb of Doncaster East, Melbourne, Stockland The Pines stands as a community-centric shopping centre that caters to the everyday needs of local residents. With a diverse range of stores, this retail hub offers a blend of both convenience...
1.4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eastland Shopping Centre, Melbourne
35 min walk • Eastland Shopping Centre is a large shopping centre located in the outer eastern suburb of Ringwood, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which first opened on 31 October 1967.
0.8 miSE
Cycling, Bike path
EastLink Trail, Melbourne
20 min walk • The EastLink Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the EastLink tollway for most of its length from Ringwood to Dandenong, in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
3.1 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park
Wobbies World, Melbourne
80 min walk • Wobbies World was an amusement park which operated from about 1981 to the late 1990s in the Melbourne suburb of Nunawading, Australia. The park consisted of many custom-built attractions, most slow moving and aimed at very young children.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Garden, Park
Schwerkolt Cottage
11 min walk • Schwerkolt Cottage is a pioneer cottage built around 1880 at Mitcham, Victoria. This heritage site encompasses the original stone cottage, associated replicated outbuildings and a local history museum, surrounded by 2.25 hectares of gardens and bushland, and adjacent to Yarran Dheran bushland park.
3.1 miS
Park
Koomba Park
80 min walk • Koomba Park is one of the parks comprising the Dandenong Valley Parklands in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It consists of 92 hectares of which 33 hectares are publicly accessible, and is bounded by Dandenong Creek, Boronia Road, EastLink, Mountain Highway and Burwood Highway in a clockwise direction.
1.6 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Ringwood–Belgrave Rail Trail, Melbourne
41 min walk • The Ringwood - Belgrave Rail Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Belgrave railway line from the Mullum Mullum Creek Trail in Ringwood to Belgrave railway station in Belgrave, in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1.4 miSE
Area
Melbourne/Ringwood, Melbourne
37 min walk • Ringwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2016 Census, Ringwood had a population of 17,471. Ringwood has many parks and reserves, most notably, Ringwood Lake.
~1270 ftN
Cycling, Bike path
Mullum Mullum Creek Trail
7 min walk • The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Forest Hill Chase, Melbourne
75 min walk • Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre is a major regional shopping centre located in the eastern suburb of Forest Hill in Melbourne, Australia.
3.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Victorian Jazz Archive
90 min walk • The Australian Jazz Museum, incorporating the Victorian Jazz Archive, is located in Wantirna, Victoria. It is an incorporated association arising out of a meeting held in Sydney on 23 June 1996 to address the growing concern among the jazz community that the rich Australian jazz heritage was at risk of being lost.